David Guistina

(Airs 1/23) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: Governor Cuomo delivers his state of the state address, our political observer Alan Chartock will share his thoughts about the speech and the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, and New York officials react to President Obama’s State of the Union Address this week.

(Airs 1/22 & 1/24) WAMC's Alan Chartock talks with Blair Horner, Legislative Director for the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG).

WAMC Special Encore Power of Words: Martin Luther King Jr.'s I Have A Dream Speech.

New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, a Democrat from the lower east side of Manhattan, was arrested today by federal authorities on corruption charges.

(Airs 1/18 & 1/19) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC's Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union  Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Gazette Editor Judy Patrick. On this week's show they talk about the debate over free speech and the reaction to the attack on Charlie Hebdo,  the top stories of the year in the New York Times, why certain newspapers did not re-print the cartoon that appeared in Charlie Hebdo, and much more.

(Airs 1/16/15) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: It was moral Monday this week at the capital as school children, parents and union leaders come to Albany to rally for more money for New York’s schools, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the casino bidding process being reopened in the Southern Tier, and we’ll speak with Republican Elise Stefanik, sworn in as the youngest woman ever to serve in Congress.

(Airs 1/15 & 1/17) WAMC's Alan Chartock talks with Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief and Columnist for the New York Daily News.

WAMC’s Alan Chartock In Conversation with Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan.

(Airs 1/11 & 1/12) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with WAMC's Alan Chartock, Albany Times Union Editor Rex Smith, and Daily Freeman Publisher Emeritus Ira Fusfeld . On this week's show they talk about the attack on Charlie Hedbo, a conflict of interest at NBC News, an explanation of who Kirby Delauter is, remembering Mario Cuomo and how he dealt with the press, and much more.

(Airs 1/9/15) The Legislative Gazette is a weekly program about New York State Government and politics. On this week's Gazette: The New York Senate leaders meet and choose new leaders, our political observer Alan Chartock shares his thoughts on the life of Mario Cuomo, and a New York Congressman announces he will not seek a fourth term